The collected works of ScottyB

Just got crazier.

Uno.

We all know the name. Those of you who keep up-to-date with this blog will know my history with the card game that consumes a forever of time.

It is a sensational card game. It’s been played with friends and lovers. You can even play it with complete strangers such is its amazing ability to wow the mind.

Wars could be avoided with the use of this game, I’m almost sure of it. World leaders should sit down with a deck of Uno and before you know it, we’d all be at peace.

Recently, a woman requested that - for her 20th Birthday - I ensure that I locate and add to her Birthday chest, an instance of an Uno variant, aptly titled; Uno Attack.

Uno with an automatic card launcher. Instead of drawing from the draw pile, you press the button on the card launcher. And the launcher will randomly spit out no cards or a bunch of cards.

UNO Attack includes different cards than the original UNO.

“Draw Two” is replaced by “Hit Two”, which causes the next player to hit the Launcher button twice.

“Wild Draw-Four” is replaced by “Wild Hit Fire”, in which the next player must hit the launcher button until it fires. “Hit Fire” can only be played if the player using the card does not have the color being played in their hand.

“Discard All”, which, when played, allows the player to discard all cards of the color of the “Discard All” card.

“Wild Hit All”, which requires every player, except the one that played the card, to hit the Launcher button, is added. “Hit All” can only be played if the player using the card does not have the color being played in their hand.

“Trade Hands”, allows the person playing the “trade hands” card to trade his hand for another player’s. Perhaps the most dangerous, powerful card in the Attack game. Always good for those last minute situations when your opponent is down to one card and you’ve just picked up another 5 to add to your already losing 20.

Fantastic game.

Season 2.

Yes. Those buggers from the UK are getting it right now. It’s showing over there, the second series of possibly my only ‘favourite’ TV show in current existence (well that’s not entirely true, I tuned into Californication last week with David Duchovny - and it was actually quite good, funny, he drives a Porsche and there were plenty of boobs, so I rate that highly too).

Alas, we in the land down under, have to wait.

Ah. The bitter taste of waiting. It leaves a vile taste in my mouth. Much like Broccoli.

I’m sure that one day soon it will appear on Australian TV - giving me reason to actually watch some free-to-air television again. And one day after that, it will appear on DVD again, the IT Crowd v2.0 I’m guessing, and I’ll be able to snap it up at the first available opportunity.

I must admit to being somewhat ignorant when it comes to television shows these days. Maybe I’m becoming a cynic in my old age But for whatever reason, I just can’t be bothered turning it on any more. It’s rubbish TV, reality shows and the over-abundance of advertisements that I just can’t tolerate. So I’d put on a DVD.

In this action, I’ve probably cut myself from a bunch of little screen gems.

Thankfully, we have the Internet though. And wonders like the IT Crowd and Californication don’t go entirely unnoticed for those of us that had once given up hope on television.

Finally got around to booking some time off.

I’m officially off work for a week beginning on the 24th September! Thanks to the weekends - and the October long weekend, that means that for 5 days of leave time, I finish work on Friday the 21st and don’t go back until the 2nd of October.

Awesome.

Seriously looking forward to some time off. I should have taken a week back in June, but just never got around to it. Now it looms on the horizon, taunting me with its ever-nearing sleep-ins and late nights. Not to mention it’ll give me a bit more spare time to do some job hunting!

Bring on the end of the month. I need a vacation